February 1, 2021

Making Money, Small Business

Are you a small business owner struggling to make payroll or just survive until the next quarter?  Are you looking for a way to make your business profitable?  If you need help with how to manage your money in your business, you’ve come to the right place. Because I will let you in on a business

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January 24, 2021

Money Mindset, Savings

Okay.  I admit.  Telling you ‘don’t start an emergency fund’ does sound a bit crazy.  But trust me, it’s not.  It is all in the wording.The idea behind the emergency fund is a good one.  You do need to have some money saved up in case the unexpected happens and you need extra cash to

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January 11, 2021

Expat Money, Taxes

What’s more daunting than filing taxes back home?  Filing taxes in Japan.  Where you may or may not speak the language or know the customs let alone tax laws.When I first realized I had to file my own taxes here, I almost had a heartattack.  Me? File taxes? in Japan?! What do I do?  How do

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December 24, 2020

Budgeting, Building Wealth

Financial gurus since the dawn of time have been pushing budgets as a necessary part of a good financial plan.  But do you really need one?  If you ask me, I’d say – No, you don’t need a budget.And it is not just me that thinks so.  There are millionaires and billionaires who say the

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December 10, 2020

Building Wealth

If there’s one thing worse than working in a job you hate, it’s working that job year in, year out with no promotion, progress, or raise in sight. That’s why negotiating your salary is a must.Negotiating your salary takes courage.  It isn’t easy.  And it shouldn’t be taken lightly.   But in order to get something

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